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History Never Repeats – Inspiration Vs Self-Inspired

Johanna Davey

Throughout history many new styles of art have been originally born and developed by different cultures and famous artists. From Renaissance to Impressionism, Fauvism to Cubism and even the “primitive” pictures of our distant ancestors the style of art has changed. The difference in the art styles is often very obvious but the more we move into the modern era the more art has evolved and conjoined with each other. But have all the styles of art been discovered and named or are modern day artists still creating pieces that are self-inspired? Self-Inspiration is defined as inspired by ones self. The self-inspiration is drawn from the experiences and emotional happenings in the artist’s life and this creates a painting are often similar to a listed ‘style” but with a unique and modern flair which twists this style beyond its usual boundaries. In this article I will discuss the difference between two inspired art pieces and two art pieces that have an underlying self inspiration.

“Calm at Five Hills,” by Ralph Wilson is naturally a realism painting. Realism is an art style that was popular in the 19th century. Realists paint ordinary objects, people and scenes as they appear in real life. The artist makes no attempt to dramatize the scene and only paints it as it truly is.

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Calm at Five Hills is as the style depicts painted as real as possible. Everything is in perspective with detail critical. This piece has a real balance between the real dunes and the reflection in the water below. The bank line is along the halfway mark of the painting and helps to balance the picture into two perfectly painted sections.

Wilson is believed to have gained a lot of his inspiration from Arthur Boyd and the way in which he also balances his pictures with a line of reflection. Wilson wanted to portray the way the reflection of the landscape ...

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